Requestober 2022 Sketches: Vargas Edition
Btw, you’ll be wanting to keep an eye out for this playlist! It’s updating once a week every week until every day of Requestober has been posted, so for quite a while lol, but there’s a few already up!
Day 1, starting the month off with some cuteness! ♥ I originally had Scriabin a bit more inquisitive and curious behind Edgar, just kind of shyly ducking out of view, but I do like the full fluster that I ended up with ♪
I also imagined Jake in a jacket throughout the fic but I felt like it wouldn’t communicate well from behind haha. Everybody gets jackets! Hehe, Jake-et. Scriabin super flustered and blushed up, being touched by someone other than Edgar in a nice way ♥
Day 3 got multiple hug doodles, big shock there lol, I wasn’t sure what to do with such a broad prompt at first, so I just did all of the ideas I had lol. I do love when they hold each other soooo closely, hugging for dear life <3 Holding the back of the head is so sweet to me ahh. And then a silly one where presumably Scriabin got a bit heated and needed some cool-off holds. Maybe if you stopped jumping straight to fight every time-
Truly, what is a hug tho, does a cuddle count?
This time Edgar being impulsive and wanting a hug! I drew these a bit apart but I thought they fit together well, always one acting responsible over the other, they trade it back and forth ♪
And then what finally ended up being Day 3 <3 It’s toootally not a hug you guys, it’s just the two of them holding each other up, nothing deeper than that, just ignore the ♥ hehe
Day 4, what a rambunctious scamp! He looks so pleased with himself with that fake cigarette haha
I took the lines pretty much directly from my traditional sketch, no digital re-sketching, but you can see in the final version I forgot Edgar’s antennae haha
Day 8, the first of the minicomics >:3c I really couldn’t help myself, like I said in the tags, I’d been waiting for two years to get the idea out of my head and onto paper and it turned out pretty much exactly like I wanted it to ahh ♪ Moth Edgar with big fluffy wings and antenna! Too cute!
And of course Scriabin looking as dorky as possible lol ♥ That’s what you get for being an impulsive Act Now Think Later kind of guy! I think the original line I wrote that heck-while ago was “It was funnier in theory” but I think this phrasing is cuter :D
Day 10 went around a few times before I settled on the final version, I originally had Scriabin directly touching Edgar’s scars but I decided that was a little too bold for ‘’’’’’strangers‘’’’’’ to come right out of the gate on. He’s not going to listen to you if you stomp all over his boundaries right at the start! You have to ease your way in first lol
More of Day 10′s meandering ideas, almost got the dialogue I wanted
Rude
And finally settled on a single image! It’s dialogue-heavy but I think it works well ♪ I had a few extra notes, like where to put the lines of dialogue, Scriabin’s hand on Edgar’s face, that Edgar accidentally ended up being tiny in comparison lol, all good stuff
“You should give worshipping me a try”
You didn’t think I forgot about the hug that become Day 11 did you! This was part of the initial Day 3 set but it got repurposed, say thank you anon. I really love when Edgar manhandles Scriabin around a bit, mean as it can be sometimes, and the idea of him being strong enough to pick him up but maybe not vice versa, ah, it gets me! A hug he truly can’t get away from, unless he wants to fall over. At least he’ll take Edgar with him lol
Day 12 took a bit to get started as well, I wanted something where Scriabin is actually being a faily guardian but I only came up with him being a little blindsided to begin with
Of course he’d have to wear it, even paper flowers go in Scriabin’s hair ♥
More cutes while brainstorming, napping together ♥ (psst, @fandomfriend, here’s what I was hinting at ;)
But I did finally get there in the end! Panels out of order of course lol, but was even able to get the caption and some of the tags together haha ♪ I like the final version too, but I honestly think Scriabin’s expression in the 2nd panel is great ♥
Day 13 got a few different costume drafts! In fact, I very nearly went with the first one, partially because it was a costume I had when I was little haha. Todd the plane and Shmee the aviator! Very cute. I also considered both of them dressed up as wildlife explorers which was also very cute, but in the end I’m happy I went with the King and Prince theme :D
Day 14′s spooky spider theme ooh ✨ I do wish I’d had a bit more time to work on it, but I’m still pleased with how it turned out, sketch included! Scriabin being spooky in the background is always fun, and he’s got even more lenses to flash from than usual haha
A few days after I did the initial sketches, I returned to the web idea because I kept thinking about how sparkly Ilwrath webs are and I wanted some sparkly webs myself! I thought it would suit Scriabin as well, him “catching” small shards of glass, sparkly stones, pieces of mirror, little trinkets - things that represent him :)
And then a silly follow-up to being tossed into the web lol. Are you gonna argue with a 6′ spider? Didn’t think so
Day 15 was one that I didn’t have the sketch to work with while drawing so I had to use it as an on-hand reference instead haha. I do think both versions turned out nice! Especially Scriabin’s hand on Edgar’s hip haha ♪ The head angles changed a bit from sketch to final and I can’t decide which I like more honestly - Edgar demure and Scriabin leaning further in here is just so sweet
I did end up doodling Scriabin setting everything on fire and bringing out his wings, just a little bit haha ♥
I just kept poking around at ideas for Day 15! I remember having a very strong image of the two of them moving through an indistinct background until Scriabin settled them at Eat Or Die (lol) while reading, and that also being very defined in my mind’s eye but I’d never tried to draw it up to this point. I might return to it on a future reread
And then as well I got to thinking about the Scriabin of the stories they make up together, and how he’d always been separate from Edgar until they met, how different that would make him, how his glasses would always be grey :0 Melancholy
Day 16 was much the same as 15 in that I didn’t digitize directly from the sketch, thus the lack of brush here haha, there’s only so far grooming manually can get you! Definitely struggled with keeping his silhouette clean, he gets lost in all that fluff hehe
@brusk-ghost asked to set aside the 18th so I actually made these a bit early, around Day 12, but it finally got the spotlight for Day 18! The posing changed around a good bit, as well as Edgar’s attire. I’m glad I went with the waistcoat, the négligée I had in mind would’ve probably been just a bit too much lol
I actually drew the bonus first, had to segway into real vampirism through silliness first lol
Day 21′s crossover yaaay <3 I love Camilo! He’s probably my second favourite character right after Bruno so I was happy to draw him again, and I always love Todd meeting up with people who are nice to him :D
I wasn’t sure of his hand posing at first so I doodled a couple extra Todds hiding behind Shmee but in the end I’m happy with what I went with :)
Day 22′s original draft was a lot sillier, even than the silly thing that become the final version lol. You’re making Edgar concerned, Scriabin! Edgar’s not the only one who needs to get out more haha
Day 22 was I’m pretty sure the first time I’ve actually drawn Shmee “alive”?? I’ve doodled him emoting before but like, intentionally looking like a blank-faced teddy bear, if that makes sense. It didn’t feel out of the ordinary or anything which is maybe even more odd haha, it was fun to doodle him being cartoony
And then there’s this lol. Like I mentioned in the tags, I was really struggling with Scriabin’s reaction expression, so I tried a few different ones before I remembered about the Spamton face, which you can even see my notes for there in the upper right corner haha. Scriabin makes the best faces! It was fun to draw him a bunch of times, even with the little frustration of not knowing which one I wanted haha
This one was, as noted, probably a bit too much lol
And then finally, mostly what I wanted and ended up using in the end haha ♪ Muppet mouth <3
Day 23 was a simple only-one-doodle-needed kind of day, thankfully haha ♪ I knew going into it that I could use my little error message box so I threw it in for funsies :D
Day 24 was originally pretty different! It had Edgar’s aim a lot closer to where it should’ve been, but it didn’t involve anything other than his hands and I wanted all of him to be included, so I had to scrap it, which also meant most of Scriabin’s mask :( I also didn’t get to draw Edgar straight-on, but I wanted to give him a whole bunch of accessories for vampire hunting! Belt of stakes, a gun with silver bullets and a leather chest holster, all decked out! I’m pleased enough to have drawn them all here haha
I think the final version is the happiest medium tho ♪ Little bit of the mask, some blood (including the bite Scriabin left on him in Day 18! Now bandaged ♪), and Scriabin’s really fun hand pose holding Edgar’s neck ♥ I do really have to give it to the anon for putting the butterfly imagery in my head about it, fancy look ✨
For day 27 I wanted to do some brainstorming first since I don’t usually draw zombies. It ended up being a bit more sad/scary than I wanted, but I was still trying for at least a little silliness; Scriabin is using bullying humour to try and cope but he’s scared too </3
The final version ended up much funnier I think, and more dynamic! :D I was absolutely thinking about the beginning of Lilo and Stitch, when Nani intentionally falls onto Lilo lol, it’s the Older Sibling instinct, and the Younger to complain about it haha
The first doodle for Jealous Edgar, could be about anything! Drew Scriabin’s glasses as grey so it’s probably After, but what if it was in reaction the Player from the Dating Sim? He just comes home and grumpily hugs him haha ♪ Scriabin pulling a “You’re so obvious” himself hehe
And then the alt ended up becoming the final version! I’m not sure how well it came across in the final version, but I intended for Edgar’s pose to look like he was holding Scriabin behind him, like sweeping his hand to keep him from being very visible to the player while Scriabin peeks out to wave goodbye. It was really fun to draw his Jealous™ eyes traditionally haha, the scratchy texture feels like it really brings out the “Back Off” vibes ♪
I had a few more ideas for UI, to do with the little ❌s at the bottom of Edgar’s text box; the three states of the boxes are empty, ♥, and ❌; both ♥s and ❌s are indelible, meaning if you insult one of them enough, you lock out the opportunity of filling that box with a ♥, ever. In this run, Edgar has no ♥s and three (or here, five) ❌s, meaning the player was real mean to him
And finally Day 31 ♥ I only ended up doodling these like, twenty minutes before drawing them digitally so I didn’t get a chance to scan them in beforehand, which I think is a real shame! I mean, look how cute Edgar is! Slightly more awake eyes hehe, and I wasn’t sure where to put Scriabin’s “you know” at first
Speaking of traditional cutes, look at how floofy Scriabin ended up being! Adorable 💕
So that’s all of the Vargas Requestobers from 2022! Busy busy busy year!
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𝙾𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜
[UPDATED: 3/7/2024!!]
[My own special blend of songs made into a playlist for Johnny.]
[I tried to chronologically arrange the songs to match what happens in the comics. Feel free to have a listen!!]
[Songs under the cut! CW: violence, gore, strong language, suicide mention]
𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚢 - 𝙺𝚘𝚛𝚗 (𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚍 𝚋𝚢 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎)
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚁𝚎𝚍 - 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎
𝚃𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 - 𝙼𝚢 𝙲𝚑𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎
𝟹𝚂' (𝚂𝚝𝚞𝚙𝚒𝚍, 𝚂𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚕) - 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙾𝚞𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚛 - 𝙰 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝙲𝚒𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚎
𝙹𝚎𝚛𝚖𝚊 𝚁𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚡: 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙼𝙴𝙰𝚃 𝙶𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁
𝙲𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝙳𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘 - 𝚅𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚝 𝙰𝚌𝚒𝚍 𝙲𝚑𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚝
𝙺𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝙸𝚗 𝙰 𝙷𝚒𝚙 𝙷𝚘𝚙 𝚁𝚊𝚐𝚎 - 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎
𝙿𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚘𝚘𝚖 - 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚘
𝙸 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙺𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜 - 𝙸𝙰𝙼𝚇
𝙴𝚡𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚍𝚎! - 𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙼𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛
𝙱𝚞𝚛𝚢 𝙰 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍 - 𝙱𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎 𝙴𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚑
𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝙲𝚊𝚗 𝙽𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 - 𝙽𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝙽𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜
𝚆𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝙼𝚢 𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚍 - 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚗𝚝 (𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷) 𝙾𝚂𝚃
𝚁𝚎𝚍 𝙼𝚎𝚊𝚝 - 𝙰𝚖𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚊: 𝙰 𝙼𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙿𝚒𝚐𝚜
𝙽𝚘𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚁𝚞𝚗 - 𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚐𝚘𝚜𝚊𝚞𝚛𝚞𝚜 𝚁𝚎𝚡
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙳𝚘𝚠𝚗𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚂𝚙𝚒𝚛𝚊𝚕 - 𝙽𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝙽𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙽𝚘𝚘𝚜𝚎 - 𝙰 𝙿𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝙲𝚒𝚛𝚌𝚕𝚎
𝚅𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚃𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 - 𝙸𝙰𝙼𝚇
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚠 - 𝙽𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙸𝚗𝚌𝚑 𝙽𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚜
𝙷𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚜 - 𝚃𝚠𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝙾𝚗𝚎 𝙿𝚒𝚕𝚘𝚝𝚜
𝙰𝚖𝚊𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 - 𝙺𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚎 𝚆𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚝 𝚈𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚐 𝙹𝚎𝚎𝚣𝚢
𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 - 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚛𝚎
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